I51.7

Applicable To

• Cardiac dilatation

• Cardiac hypertrophy

• Ventricular dilatation

Approximate Synonyms

• Atrial enlargement

• Atrial enlargement, left

• Atrial enlargement, right

• Bilateral enlargement of atria

• Cardiomegaly enlarged heart)

• Hypertrophy or dilatation of right ventricle

• Left atrial enlargement

• Left ventricular dilatation

• Left ventricular hypertrophy

• Right atrial enlargement

• Right ventricular enlargement

• Ventricular enlargement, right

Clinical Information

• Abnormal enlargement of the heart.

• Enlargement of the heart due to chamber hypertrophy, an increase in wall thickness without an increase in the number of cells myocytes, cardiac). It is the result of increase in myocyte size, mitochondrial and myofibrillar mass, as well as changes in extracellular matrix.

• Enlargement of the heart, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. Heart enlargement may involve the right, the left, or both heart ventricles or heart atria. Cardiomegaly is a nonspecific symptom seen in patients with chronic systolic heart failure heart failure) or several forms of cardiomyopathies.

• Hypertrophy or enlargement of the heart.

Details

• I51.7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM I51.7 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I51.7 – other international versions of ICD-10 I51.7 may differ.